which brings us to carbon. there's a reason why romney brought this independence up front and center. it's something he can act on instantly. i think there's a huge gap between these two men when it comes to fossil fuels, but it's not easily seen. it takes some explaining. let me try. first, the president is very cagey about oil and gas. he's quick to take credit for finding more oil in this country. however, as romney points out, obama is just a lucky beneficiary of improvements that will allow for more oil to be found and extracted from private lands. he hasn't been a friend of anything carbon. romney is -- and that means pipelines bring fuel into this country, even if it's considered dirtier. while the president did do a photo op in front of clean energy fueling stations, he hasn't ordered any branch of his government to switch to natural gas for vehicles. it's within his right. without such an endorsement, the initiative has been warm. when the president spoke on this issue, he always emphasized it had to b